15 January 1896 in Osney, Oxford,
Oxfordshire[registered in
Oxford, March 1896].

Baptised

14 June 1896 at St Mary Magdelane's Church
in Paddington. His father was a Railway Guard and tthey
were living at 48 West Street in Osney. Baptised by HP Frost.

Census Notes

According to the 1901
census, Vincent is the middle child of three children to George and Rosa
(née Baker). His father is a railway guard and they live at Par
Green in Par, Tywardreath, Cornwall.

According to the 1911
census, Vincent has two more younger siblings. His father is a labourer on
the railway whilst Vincent was a mechanichal engineer on the locomotives.
The census reveals that Geore and Rosa had six children, and one had died.
They are all living in 31 South Street in Osney.

Married

to Daisy Ada Hillsdon[registered in Headington, June 1917].

Died

15 November 1950 at The
Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, aged
54 years 304 days[registered in Oxford]. Address stated as 35 Langley Close in
Headington. Left £576 to his widow.

Height/Weight

6'
0", 13st.
0lbs [1928].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com

Club Career

Club(s)

Started
his football career with St. Frideville FC, before joining Oxford City FC.
He then travelled to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic FC and then sold to
Bolton Wanderers FC in January 1923 for a £1000 transfer fee. Joined Tranmere Rovers FC in the 1924-25 close season. Then following
three goals in 84 league appearances, joined Sheffield United FC
in the 1926-27 close season. Joined Shamrock Rovers FC in May 1931 and
onto Oswestry Town as their player-manager. Finally joined
Shrewsbury Town FC in June 1935 until his retirement.

Club honours

FAI Cup winners 1931-32, 1932-33;

Individual honours

None

Distinctions

None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

A late developer, he did not make his
league debut until he was 27, and made his England appearances when he
was 32. Returned to Oxford in 1944, worked for Morris Motors at Cowley and
coached the works team from 1948 until his death. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.170.

Vince Matthews - Career Statistics

Squads

Apps

Comp.
Apps

Mins.

Goals

Goals
Av.min

Comp.
Goals

Capt.

Disc.

2

2

0

180

0

180
min

0

none

none

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.